Delhi air quality has been showing a bad trend in its AQI with the cold temperatures and fog in the capital.
Pollution Watch brings you the measure of Air Quality Index (AQI) in major cities across the country.
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The AQI is measured by taking into account the PM (particulate matter). The pollution of a place is measured either in PM10 or PM2.5, depending on which particle is more dominant in the air in that place.
PM10 is the particle which is 10 micrometers or less in diameter and PM2.5 is the finer particle with a diameter measuring 2.5 micrometers or less.
PM2.5 is considered more harmful since it is finer and can travel more deeply into the lungs and cause very harmful effects. These tiny particles in the air reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when their levels are high.
| 0-30 | Good | |
| 31- 60 | Satisfactory | |
| 61- 90 | Moderate | |
| 91- 120 | Poor | |
| 121- 250 | Very Poor | |
| Beyond 250 | Severe |
*All levels are measured in PM2.5
DELHI
Mandir Marg- 407
Shantipath- 300
R.K. Puram- 439
Shanti Niketan- 300
Dwarka- 432
HARYANA
Gurugram- 364
Faridabad- 436
Rohtak- 113
MUMBAI
Pirojshanagar- 159
MPCB Bandra- 204
Bandra East- 256
Lower Parel- 130 (As on Thursday)
BENGALURU
BTM Layout- 198
BWSSB- 78
Peenya- 131 (As on Thursday)
Saneguravahalli- 53 PM10
The pollution level figures are as per the data taken on Friday at 10:00 IST unless mentioned otherwise. The NGT has formed a committee to look for ways to combat the growing hazards for air pollution in Delhi.